Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 2: heading "THE EMPLOYMENT FIELD" substituted (E.W.S.) for "EMPLOYMENT" (3.7.2003 for certain purposes and 1.10.2004 otherwise) by The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations (S.I. 2003/1673), regs. 1(2)(3), {4(1)} and same heading substituted (N.I.) (21.2.2004 for certain purposes and 1.10.2004 otherwise) by S.R. 2004/55, regs. 1(2)(3), 4(1)
Textual Amendments
F2Ss. 13-14D and cross-headings substituted for ss. 13-15 (E.W.S.) (3.7.2003 for certain purposes and 1.10.2004 otherwise) by The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1673), regs. 1(2)(3), 13
(1)It is unlawful for a trade organisation to discriminate against a disabled person—
(a)in the arrangements which it makes for the purpose of determining who should be offered membership of the organisation;
(b)in the terms on which it is prepared to admit him to membership of the organisation; or
(c)by refusing to accept, or deliberately not accepting, his application for membership.
(2)It is unlawful for a trade organisation, in the case of a disabled person who is a member of the organisation, to discriminate against him—
(a)in the way it affords him access to any benefits or by refusing or deliberately omitting to afford him access to them;
(b)by depriving him of membership, or varying the terms on which he is a member; or
(c)by subjecting him to any other detriment.
(3)It is also unlawful for a trade organisation, in relation to membership of that organisation, to subject to harassment a disabled person who—
(a)is a member of the organisation; or
(b)has applied for membership of the organisation.
(4)In this section and section 14 “trade organisation” means—
(a)an organisation of workers;
(b)an organisation of employers; or
(c)any other organisation whose members carry on a particular profession or trade for the purposes of which the organisation exists.]
Extent Information
E1This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version exists for Northern Ireland only from 21.2.2004.
Editorial Information